Coastal Carolina Community College maintains an open door admissions policy for all applicants. The college all students regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, age, or physical handicap. Selective placement of individual students in the different curricula within the college is determined by the admissions office, within the guidelines established by the State Board of Community Colleges and the Department of Community Colleges for each curriculum and course offered.

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

An applicant for admission to Coastal Carolina Community College must be a high school graduate or have GED scores to qualify for a high school equivalency certificate issued by any of the fifty states.
A student desiring to transfer to Coastal Carolina Community College must be able to meet the admissions requirements in effect at the time of application. If the student is ineligible to return to the institution last attended, he or she may be admitted on probation to the college at the discretion of the dean of student services.
Any adult is eligible to attend continuing education classes offered by the college on campus or at any of the several locations in the college service area.

Except for the continuing adult education programs, the admission procedure require that the student fulfill the following requirements:

• Submit an application;
• Submit a transcript of all previous education beyond the elementary school or GED scores or equivalency certificate;
• Report to the college for admissions counseling and appropriate testing.

A student who is admitted to a limited enrollment curriculum must take all required courses no later than the order listed in his/her catalog of record. Any exceptions made will be approved by the appropriate department head and division chair.
Limited enrollment curriculums are Air Conditioning Heating & Refrigeration, Architectural Technology, Associate Degree Nursing, Automotive Body Repair, Automotive Technology, Child Care Worker, Cosmetology, Dental Assistant, Dental Hygiene, Diesel Vehicle Maintenance, Electrical Installation, Electronic Servicing, Emergency Medical Science, Machinist, Medical Lab Technology, Practical Nursing Surgical Technology and Welding.
Admission requirements for limited enrollment programs such as Associate Degree Nursing, Practical Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Child Care Worker, Cosmetology, Dental Hygiene Assisting, Surgical Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, and Emergency Medical Science are outlined in the admissions information bulletins. These bulletins are available in the admissions office during the months June through March.

Prior to applying for readmission or transfer, applicants should contact the nursing program department head to discuss education goals and plans for readmission or transfer. They must also contact an instructor who supervised a lab/clinical class and request a letter of recommendation. They then must meet with the nursing admission counselor to discuss admission or readmission to the college and the nursing program.
Only one academic readmission will be permitted. Students seeking readmission must audit the last nursing course or substitute course successfully completed. Audit requirements for transfer students will be determined on an individual basis. In addition, a student requesting readmission or transfer must present an overall grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Applicants will be considered for readmission or transfer in the following order of priority:

• Prior enrollment in Coastal’s nursing program;
• Transfer students;
• Students with greatest number of earned credits in nursing courses with a grade of C or above.

An interview with the nursing admissions committee will be scheduled for applications who meet the above criteria.
Students eligible for admission/readmission will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Audit grade if applicable;
• GPA for nursing courses previously completed;
• Interview score;
• National League for Nursing Preadmissions Exam score, which is required for transfer applicants.